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What's News brings you the biggest news of the day, from business and finance to global and political developments that move markets. Get caught up in minutes twice a day on weekdays, then take a step back with our What’s News in Markets wrap-up on Saturday and our What’s News Sunday deep dive.
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What’s News in Markets: Inflation Cools, Oil Refiners Push Stocks Up, Reddit Joins S&P 500
What’s the latest on inflation? And what’s pushing shares of old-school energy companies higher? Plus, why is Reddit joining the S&P 500? Host Shradha...
Investors Are Holding $3 Trillion in Cash. Money Managers Aren’t Happy.
P.M. Edition for Aug. 14. Money managers have a problem: Clients are holding near-record amounts in cash—by one estimate more than $3 trillion. Miriam...
Tyson Pulls Back From the Beleaguered Beef Business
A.M. Edition for Aug. 14. Meatpacking giant Tyson Foods is planning to close a major beef processing plant, its latest bid to cut costs as the industr...
Trouble Scoring a Restaurant Reservation? Blame the Apps.
P.M. Edition for Aug. 13. The U.S. is sending a fresh aircraft carrier to the Middle East amid growing concerns over living conditions aboard the carr...
How North Koreans Are Infiltrating American Businesses
A.M. Edition for Aug. 13. A Journal investigation finds that thousands of North Korean operatives have landed jobs at American companies and are funne...
The Lakers Just Became the Most Highly Valued Sports Team Ever. Again.
P.M. Edition for Aug. 12. Former Disney CEO Bob Iger and investor Joshua Kushner are buying the Los Angeles Lakers for $12.5 billion—the highest-ever...
A Secret Military Jet and a Catering Truck: How Trump Evaded an Iranian Threat
P.M. Edition for Aug. 11. President Trump didn’t fly out of Turkey in his new Air Force One last month, instead using an elaborate decoy operation. WS...
American Tourists Are Everywhere
A.M. Edition for Aug. 11. Anthropic tries to shore up pre-IPO investor confidence amid growing public backlash against AI. Plus, Wisconsin’s Democrati...
New Rules Are Coming for Food Companies’ Ingredients
P.M. Edition for Aug. 10. The FDA has laid out new rules intended to make the food system more transparent, part of an overhaul promised by Health Sec...
U.S. Sanctions Aren’t Touching Russia’s Hottest Startup
A.M. Edition for Aug. 10. Iran dials up its demands in talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Plus, Meta embraces open-weight AI models in a bid to blu...
The AI Therapist: When People Turn to Chatbots for Mental Health
The millions of Americans living with mental illness—as well as people dealing with life’s everyday stresses—often struggle to see a therapist when th...
What’s News in Markets: Dow Hits 54,000, Chip Stocks Waver, SpaceX Rebounds
What sent the Dow to a new record high? And why did chip stocks stumble despite blockbuster earnings? Plus, who’s behind SpaceX’s most recent rally? H...
U.S. Shed Jobs in July, Lowering Expectations of a Fed Rate Hike
P.M. Edition for Aug. 7. The U.S. lost 23,000 jobs last month, surprising economists who had expected a gain. WSJ economics reporter Matt Grossman dis...
A Landmark Child Safety Verdict Against Meta Just Got More Expensive
A.M. Edition for Aug. 7. A New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay more than $900 million—upping the cost of a landmark child safety verdict. Plus, new U....
Why AI Models Keep Hacking Other Companies
P.M. Edition for Aug. 6. Meta said today one of its AI models hacked a third-party service during cybersecurity testing. WSJ tech reporter Sam Schechn...
Why Trump Keeps Calling Kevin Warsh
A.M. Edition for Aug. 6. In a departure from recent precedent, President Trump has called Kevin Warsh repeatedly since he was appointed as Fed chairma...
The Live-Shopping App That’s Got Some Users in Over Their Heads
P.M. Edition for Aug. 5. Seven-year-old Whatnot is gaining popularity among people drawn to its high-energy live auction sales on everything from fash...
What’s News in Earnings: The Restaurant Watchword Is Affordability
Bonus Episode for Aug. 5. Restaurant chains this quarter are focusing on affordability and trying to bounce back from food-safety scares. WSJ reporter...
SpaceX Starts Spending Like a Hyperscaler
A.M. Edition for Aug. 5. Michigan awaits the results of a Democratic Senate primary seen as a referendum on the party’s identity. We’ll get the latest...
The Growing Number of Patients Without Health Insurance Is Costing Hospitals
P.M. Edition for Aug. 4. Millions of Americans are going without health insurance after the end of federal subsidies that kept their Affordable Care A...
How ICE Is Tracking Down its Online Critics
A.M. Edition for Aug. 4. A Journal investigation finds the government has paid millions to private contractors to track down critics of ICE. WSJ’s Han...
Why Ford Ditched Its Boring Cars
P.M. Edition for Aug. 3. Ford spent decades producing ho-hum workhorse cars–the Taurus, the Focus. WSJ autos reporter Ryan Felton explains why the com...
Trump Pivots Back to Iran Diplomacy
A.M. Edition for Aug. 3. President Trump’s latest walkback came just hours after saying he was prepared to launch the biggest attack since World War I...
The Buried $150 Billion Bet Inside the Top 20 U.S. Stocks
This week, we’re bringing you an episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week. Host Telis Demos and guest host Spencer Jakab, investing columnist and writer of t...
What’s News in Markets: Tech Winners and Losers, Fed Fallout, Taco Bell Rebound
Between Microsoft, Meta, Apple and Amazon, who emerged from a big week for tech earnings unscathed? And how did Jersey Mike’s stock trade post-IPO? Pl...
Chaos in Energy Markets Boosts Big Oil Earnings
P.M. Edition for July 31. ExxonMobil and Chevron had a blockbuster quarter after the Iran war disrupted energy markets. Journal reporter Collin Eaton...
What’s News in Earnings: Can AI Investments Help Private Credit’s Recovery?
Bonus Episode for July 31. Investment firms like Blackstone, KKR and Blue Owl have been battered over the past year by a client exodus from private-cr...
Token Costs Have Execs Rethinking AI Rollouts
A.M. Edition for July 31. Earnings from AI hyperscalers this week showed rising demand for their cloud services, with Amazon’s CEO forecasting corpora...
Why the U.S. Economy Slowed in the Second Quarter
P.M. Edition for July 30. The U.S. economy grew just 1.5% last quarter, lower than the previous quarter and falling short of economists’ expectations....
Meta Slips and Microsoft Soars on AI Earnings
A.M. Edition for July 30. Meta shares fall and Microsoft rallies after the hyperscalers sent very different signals on how they’re monetizing their ma...
Markets Dive After the Fed Holds Steady
P.M. Edition for July 29. Fed officials voted to keep current interest rates in place. WSJ economics reporter Matt Grossman joins to discuss the inter...
Meta Faces a Mountain of Lawsuits Amid a Costly AI Pivot
A.M. Edition for July 29. Oil prices rise after Iran launches a surprise missile attack on U.S. forces. Plus, Europe’s luxury brands try to move past...
Lindsey Graham Remembered as ‘American Original’
P.M. Edition for July 28. The Washington, D.C. funeral for Lindsey Graham, who died earlier this month, drew current and formal officials and foreign...
Wall Street’s Chip Selloff Goes Global
A.M. Edition for July 28. Monday’s slump in chip stocks spreads to Asian markets. Finance editor Alex Frangos says new concerns that China is catching...
Why Are Waymo Robotaxis Getting So Many Parking Tickets?
P.M. Edition for July 27. In the two years since Waymo introduced its robotaxis to Austin, Texas, its cars have gotten thousands of dollars in parking...
What’s News in Earnings: Soaring Backlogs for Defense Companies
Bonus Episode for July 27. Defense companies Lockheed Martin and RTX report surging backlogs as war increases demand for weapons. Wall Street Journal...
Trump Hits Pause on Iran Escalation
A.M. Edition for July 27. President Trump calls off a major escalation of strikes against Iran, amid efforts to revive diplomacy with Tehran and a deb...
Flying Into the Future: How Will AI Reshape the Aviation Industry?
The aviation industry is grappling with an array of challenges, from a backlog of planes, to safety concerns, and widespread labor shortages. WSJ avia...
What’s News in Markets: AI’s Price Tag, Elon Musk’s Reality Check, a Fast Track to Trump Posts
How much AI spending is too much? And why are some Tesla and SpaceX investors losing patience with Elon Musk? Plus, why are Wall Street firms paying u...
Why Peptides Could Become More Accessible in the U.S.
P.M. Edition for July 24. Today an FDA committee voted to increase access to six of seven peptides. Those are substances that haven’t undergone regula...